Mother Teresa Was Compassionate, Buddha Was Not
by Wesley J. SmithI ran across a story in the San Francisco Chronicle , in which scientists are studying the brains of Buddhist nuns and monks in order to see what “compassion” looks like. But Buddhism isn’t about compassion, properly understood. Buddhists seek to become detached from, . . . . Continue Reading »
When Liberal Presumptions Skew Science
by Wesley J. SmithTwo thoughts: First, Buddhism tends to be the favorite religion of liberalism. No God. No sin. No judgmentalism. Plenty of consequences—karma and all, but I think that gets forgotten. Second, I am not a scientist, but it seems to me that these days, scientific hypotheses . . . . Continue Reading »
On the Radio
by John PresnallWith Sirius XM radio you can hear the darndest things on a four hour drive from Dallas to Houston, like the same live Obama speech told both in Ohio and later at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. After telling the same jokes—including a shout out from Bo the First Dog—the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Veepstakes: Pawlenty, Jindal, And The Politics Of Extremism
by Pete SpiliakosSo Real Clear Politics says that Romney’s short list for Vice President is down to Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Tim Pawlenty, and Bobby Jindal. I’ll focus on Pawlenty and Jindal fora moment. First, let’s remember that Romney’s real running mate is the Bureau of Labor . . . . Continue Reading »
Prisoners Should Not be Allowed to Starve Themselves to Death
by Wesley J. SmithI case in the UK raised my eyebrow—as so much happening there does these days. A convicted murderer in a mental hospital wants to starve himself to death, but can’t because he is not in a prison—where he apparently could. From the Telegraph story:Brady, 74, had been . . . . Continue Reading »
IPAB: The Rasputin of Bureaucracies
by Wesley J. SmithThere is a lot of talk about repealing Obamacare under “reconciliation,” that is, by a majority vote not subject to a Senate filibuster. Since the mandate has been made into a tax by the wave of Chief Justice Roberts’ magic wand, that might work. But even though the . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl’s Rock Songbook #55: Talking Back to Mr. S.
by Carl ScottMr. S. was the alias of the Jack Black-played rocker/teacher character in The School of Rock . That film is one of my favorites from my list of best films about popular music . Very funny, but I also like the way presents an intelligent teaching about rock’s role in our society. Really, it . . . . Continue Reading »
Conservatives Turning Against School Choice?
by Matthew SchmitzThe blogosphere is atwitter with news that some conservatives are turning away from school choice over fears that vouchers might go to Muslim schools. Charles Glenn recently wrote a post useful in thinking through these issues: My paper confronted head-on the widespread fear, among . . . . Continue Reading »
10 Ways to Ruin your Economy
by Carl ScottSurely there are at least 50 different ways President Obama and the Democratic Congress of 2006-2010 have employed, but Victor Davis Hanson reminds us of the top ten. . . . . Continue Reading »
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